The town council was scheduled to vote last night [Jan. 19] on a resolve naming the five members of its appointments committee, which is responsible for interviewing candidates for town boards and bringing recommendations to the full council.

Councilors include Vice President Ann Canedy, immediate past president Debra Dagwan, John Norman and newcomers Will Crocker and Eric Steinhilber.

Norman’s selection recalled the 2008 controversy over council appointments to the zoning board of appeals. The ZBA had expected Norman would be recommended to move up from an associate member to full membership, a longstanding practice for the board, but the council appointments committee at that time recommended that he remain an associate. That and concerns about other appointments led seven of nine ZBA members, some of whom had served for decades, to resign.

Council President Jessica Rapp Grassetti said she expects the committee will hold its first meeting Jan. 22.

Also last night, the council was expected to vote on four ad hoc committees: council compensation review, council rules review, roads financing review and town manager review.